The chart below shows the value of one country’s exports in various categories during 2015 and 2016. The table shows the percentage change in each category of exports in 2016 compared with 2015.
The bar graph illustrates the earnings of a country’s exports divided into 5 different categories in the years 2015 and 2016 while the table indicates the change in values of the exports as a percentage during the same period.
According to the bar graph, it is evident that among the five categories, petroleum products and engineered goods were the most lucrative exports in both years 2015 and 2016, with their figures being almost three times higher than the total for textiles. The other three categories besides petroleum products and engineered goods accounted for less than 50 billion dollars.
In the table, the most noticeable feature is that there was a downward trend only for one category, gems and jewellery. It is also seen that textiles experienced the most growth of 15.24 percent while agricultural products increased their values the least by 0.81 percent. Although petroleum products and engineered goods had the highest earnings, their values did not change significantly, but only 3 percent and 8.5 percent respectively.
Some people say that the main environmental problem of our time is the loss of particular species of plants and animals. Others say that there are more important environmental problems. Both and your opinion.
There are divergent opinions regarding the issue of what the main environmental problem is in our time. Some people believe losing species of animals and plants should be addressed before anything while others strongly disagree with this idea, saying that other major environmental issues must be understood before considering extinction of any species. Although both arguments are contentious, I personally believe there are more essential issues that need to be resolved first.
To begin with, when the environmental issue is viewed from the perspective of people who are concerned about the food chain, it is possible to suggest that extinction of certain species is a substantial danger that it has to be removed immediately. It is undeniable that every living creature has its purpose either as an essential part of a food chain or contribution to improvement of human life. For example, bees are one of the most vital insects to not only nature but also humans because their activities involve helping plants grow and these greens supply food to people. This clearly explains why extinction of some species is a great threat so that it should be addressed before other environmental issues.
However, to say extinction of species is the main problem, there are too many other major threats that need to be addressed by the whole world as soon as possible. This is due to the fact that the problem of losing certain species on earth is often directly related to other issues such as excessive plastic use. This is illustrated by one recent study conducted in the United States. What the researchers have discovered was that due to human activity of using plastic excessively, many animals are suffering to survive in the wild as these garbages also invade the homes of the animals. They even sometimes confuse plastic bags as their prey, and this often results in damages to their organs which causes death. As a result, it is clear that compared to other environmental issues such as excessive usage of plastic, extinction cannot be considered as the main issue yet.
To conclude, although the environmental problem of losing species is a serious problem, I personally believe that other issues such as excessive plastic use should be mentioned before that as the consequences of using too much plastic is a significant threat to not only humans but animals as well.